Delivery of savings and better outcomes through commissioning and procurement

28 Aug 2016ARDS & NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL - NORTHERN IRELAND VISITOR ATTRACTION REOPENS FOLLOWING INJECTION OF £1 MILLION AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW OPERATOR

Exploris Aquarium and Sealife Centre reopens following nearly £1 million capital funding secured from the Northern Ireland, Department of Environment for facility refurbishment and support towards ongoing maintenance. Crumlin Road Gaol Ltd will work in partnership with Dingle Oceanworld to provide a first class visitor attraction.

Work to integrate public health into Oldham Council has delivered £1.4 million of ongoing savings following a detailed review of all transferred contracts.

V4 Services were challenged to deliver a million pound of savings from the overall budget of seven million spent on third party suppliers who provide a range of public health services to Oldham’s community.

22 Mar 2016LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING & DAGENHAM - TIME INVESTED IN STRUCTURED EARLY MARKET ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IS CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING A BEST VALUE SOLUTION

Investment in a thorough options appraisal for any strategic service area and an early market engagement process with suppliers is necessary to understand the potential to deliver savings, investment, manage risk and deliver greater non-financial benefits - social, environmental, health, technological.

20 Oct 2015POWYS COUNTY COUNCIL - OVER 30% SAVINGS SECURED AND INVESTMENT IN NEW FACILITIES THROUGH LEISURE OUTSOURCE

Freedom Leisure, a not-for-profit leisure trust, was awarded a 15 year contract on 1 July 2015 to manage and operate 15 leisure centres for Powys County Council.

Following an initial options appraisal carried out by V4 Services and a ‘Stop and Think’ workshop, the council decided that the best strategy was for its leisure centres to be managed by an existing specialist operator.

V4 Services were further engaged to support the council through a full, EU compliant tender process.

New arrangement for golf provision in Liverpool ensures the future viability of its golf courses by eliminating operational subsidy, while securing the provision of affordable and accessible pay-and-play golf.

The new partnership will save the council around £1.7 million over the next five years and very substantial investments in two of the council's golf courses.

The outsourcing of leisure management to Fusion Leisure will result in an investment of £3 million in Bedford's leisure facilities and savings amounting to £15 million over the full contract term of the new leisure management contract.

V4 Services worked with the council to manage the procurement process ensuring both secured, and additional, facilities and activities for local people.

North Down Borough Council commissioned V4 Services to explore the options for the future management of Northern Ireland's first 50 metre competition pool and facility and to ensure full realisation of the opportunities to the local area.

After carrying out a detailed options appraisal we were subsequently commissioned to support the council to procure a leisure partner to operate the new leisure centre 'Aurora'.

Bedford Borough Council’s new approach to commercial procurement has not only delivered financial savings but also put the commercial structure in place to plan, resource and deliver against a forward-looking Procurement Roadmap.

“The council identified procurement as a major strand of its efficiency programme. Working with V4 Services has enabled us to put in place the right skills and discipline to make a real difference.” Andy Watkins, Assistant Director – Finance and Corporate Services, Bedford Borough Council.

V4 Services were appointed by Woking Borough Council to establish a Commercial Procurement Unit - a central core of commercial specialists with the remit to transform the way in which the council approaches procurement and supplier relationship management.